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A Triumphant Return To Joshua Tree
Louise is returning to Denmark on Sunday. Nicci and I decided that she needed to experience Joshua Tree before her departure. Shortly before noon we three intrepid souls departed from Echo Park…
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Ralph Lundsten – Ölskog
This one passed through my hands at work the other day, so I figured I would do my part and share the love, because it is amazing. As soon as I found…
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Sunday Mix Tape – Number 122
I’m in a rotten mood tonight. I don’t want to talk about it. Everything just kind of sucked at work today, which is ironic considering it’s supposed to be such a low-stress…
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Top Ten Negative Reader Comments Of 2008
Ah, December. The final month of the year. It contains the festival of Hanukkah, sometimes! For journalists — and to a lesser extent their retarded cousins, bloggers — December is a time…
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A Trip To The California Science Center
My work schedule is such that “the weekend” is Wednesday and Thursday. Many of you already know this, because you can see a marked improvement in my ability to compose a blog…
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Bob Desper – New Sounds
“The Pacific Northwest is a dark, dank place, with a suicide rate higher than Keith Richards on a four day binge. Even their most articulate native son, Kurt Cobain, drowned in the…
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Matter Music Magazine – Number 7 (February 1984)
Back in the early ’80s there was a local ‘zine out of Chicago called Matter. These days, it’s mostly known as the rag that featured Steve Albini as a contributor. Seeing as…
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Red Peters – I Laughed…I Cried…I Fudged My Undies
This album came out when I was twelve years old. One of my summer camp counselors used to play “Ballad Of A Dog Named Stains” on a regular basis. Two or three…